Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine, ?????????? ????? ? ???????????) is one of the two political entities that compose the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the other entity is the Republika Srpska).

Administrative divisions

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided into ten cantons (kanton or ?upanija):

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• Una-Sana, Unsko-Sanski Kanton
• Posavina, Posavski Kanton
• Tuzla, Tuzlanski Kanton
• Zenica-Doboj, Zeni?ko-Dobojski Kanton
• Bosnian Podrinje, Bosanskopodrinjski Kanton
• Central Bosnia, Srednjebosanski Kanton or ?upanija Sredi?nja Bosna
• Herzegovina-Neretva, Hercegova?ko-neretvanski Kanton or Hercegova?ko-neretvanska ?upanija
• West Herzegovina, Zapadnohercegova?ka ?upanija
• Sarajevo, Kanton Sarajevo
• Canton 10, Zapadnobosanska / Hercegbosanska ?upanija

Five of the cantons (Una-Sana, Tuzla, Zenica-Doboj, Bosnian Podrinje and Sarajevo) are Bosniak cantons, three (Posavina, West Herzegovina and Canton 10) are Croat cantons, and two (Central Bosnia and Herzegovina-Neretva) are 'ethnically mixed', meaning there are special legislative procedures for protection of the constituent ethnic groups.

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A significant portion of Br?ko district was also part of the Federation; however, when the district was created, it became shared territory of both entities, but it was not placed under control of either of the two, and is hence under direct jurisdiction of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Currently the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has 79 municipalities.

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